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26 of the 32 teams in the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League have been determined, the last six tickets will be played in the coming days. In contrast to the previous qualifying rounds, the Champions League playoffs will take place in the usual mode with a return leg. From an Austrian point of view, the duel between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Red Bull Salzburg is particularly interesting in the Champions Way.
A year ago, Salzburg celebrated its debut in the premier class thanks to the fixed ticket for the Austrian Bundesliga, this year qualification is on the program again. The march team wants to end the qualification curse and be successful for the first time with the twelfth start.
Maccabi Tel Aviv:
In 2004/05 and 2015/16 the Israelis were represented in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, but their last appearance five years ago was not very glorious and the underdog had to give up the sails with zero points.
The memories of the last international appearance last year were by no means positive either. Both in the Champions League qualification (against CFR Cluj) and then in the Europa League qualification (against FK Suduva from Lithuania), the Israelis failed in the first knockout duel.
Despite the two bitter disappointments at the start of the season, the club was the measure of all things in the domestic championship. With a splendid record of 19 wins, seven draws and not a single defeat, the championship title was well deserved. Nevertheless, the lead over runner-up Maccabi Haifa was only six points.
His successor is the 50-year-old Greek Gergios Donis, who previously worked for Panathinaikos in his home country. On his league debut, however, he suffered a surprising 1: 2 home defeat.
But it went much better in the qualification and the Israelis have already survived three rounds, including the revenge for the previous year against Suduva.
Nevertheless, in the duel between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Red Bull Salzburg, the prognosis for advancement seems completely utopian. After beating Dinamo Brest (Belarus) 1-0, Dan Glazer tested positive. On Sunday it became public that this is also the case with Dor Peretz, Yonatan Cohan, Avi Rikan, Nick Blackman, Enric Saborit and Daniel Peretz. Coach Donis has to compensate for seven failures, an impossibility.
Red Bull Salzburg:
24 years after the predecessor club Austria Salzburg was represented in the premier class, Salzburg celebrated its debut since Red Bull joined. Now it’s time to get through the qualification on your own for the first time in the twelfth attempt.
In recent years the curse has been almost omnipresent and in many places people have made fun of the inability. The debut is now made and the club has been relieved of a lot of pressure. In the current qualification, Salzburg can in any case act more freely despite being clearly favorites.
The enormous self-confidence that Jesse Marsch instilled in his protégés became clear on Saturday afternoon. In the home game against Cashpoint SCR Altach, the Dominator celebrated a befitting 4: 1 success. Why this is used as an example is due to the fact that Salzburg were outnumbered from the sixth minute on and also fell 0-1 behind.
There was no sign of being outnumbered on the green turf and every player on the turf made “extra meters” (quote from Jesse Marsch).
The strong performances at this early point in the season are hardly surprising as the Bulls are not going through a complete change this summer. Jesse Marsch can rely on a well-coordinated unit. The only real newcomer, Oumar Solet, is not yet part of the first team.
The actors have already internalized the automatisms and everyone knows their tasks on the lawn. This continuity was rare at Salzburg and is definitely another argument that speaks between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Red Bull Salzburg in favor of the Austrians.